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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
1
Devore Mexican press notes focus on secure leadership as Obregon seeks to guarantee safety for Carranza amid political tension and public attention.
Fragmented report describes revolutionary leaders seizing most of Mexico, with Yucatan and several regions remaining under other control. It states Carranza and key staff captured, several generals executed, and calls for immediate U. S. recognition.
In March reports from Washington discuss the possible fate and location of President Carranza. The dispatches note uncertainty over whether he is captured or at war with an army of about 4 000, with no further details provided.
Revolutionary leaders claimed Carranza was captured at Apizaco while El Paso factions said they had only vague information. Reports also confirmed the execution of Candido Armillar, son-in-law of the Mexican president, and General Francisco Murina.
May 11 Cheep report says Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will serve as temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention opening June 8. Some campaign members back former Senator Albert J Beveridge as permanent chair with Lodge to hold temporary post until a permanent choice is made. Hearing on chair selections postponed to May on national committee guidance.
Rev Bess Bleck and John Clevenger on a hunting trip about five miles north of Lawrence yesterday afternoon killed a large rattlesnake measuring fifty one inches. The snake was displayed in the south window of the Wyermuller and Johnson billiard hall on Th Massachusetts street. The event occurred as they were cutting for young squirrels and the specimen was described as a thirteen rattlers and a button.
Miss Carter resigns from the board of education after a draft of the action was read and accepted. She plans to leave Saturday for Oklahoma City to pursue employment as a secretary with A. there, while eyeing Y. W. C. A. training.
President Wilson directed the Atlantic fleet to strike audacity over prudence in combatting the German submarine threat. He urged bold, risking operations and even offered to sacrifice half the navy to crush the submarine menace, noting British resistance to American methods.
James T. Watson, now serving life for the murder of his wife Nina Lee Delaney, was reported to begin his sentence after Saturday. He confessed to killing nine wives, and told the district attorney of his early life, claiming birth as Joseph Hollen and adopting his stepfather’s name John Gillam. He described a wandering career across Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Canada, with multiple marriages and a period in St. Louis and Chicago before his arrest. Weather notes mention showers and cooler conditions in portions of Kansas.
The Delta Phi Delta national painting sorority will hold its national convention at the Pi Beta Phi house on the university campus from June 9 to 11. About fifty delegates from five chapters are expected to attend.
Edward V. Tav ton, Kansas field agent for the federal agriculture department, reports light live stock losses in Kansas for the year ending May 1 due to diseases and exposure. The estimates indicate a notably low toll, contrasting with prior years.
President Wilson signed a bill amending the deportation law to authorize the deportation of German and other aliens who aided the enemy during the war.
The Allied powers present a framework granting permanent occupation of Constantinople under international force and a strait regime for free passage. An inter allied commission will supervise and troops enforce terms while Greece gains Thrace and Smyrna areas subject to League of Nations plans.
Simons county chairman calls for a complete canvass report from all country sectors in the Port movement as soon as possible. The effort seeks to guide the campaign and ensure an accurate summary for broader review by the group. Washington May 14: Senate committee unanimously approves a request to urge President Wilson to send a warship and marines to Batum on the Black Sea to protect American lives and property along the port and railway to Baku. Kate Clark was taken into custody by county officers on Pennsylvania street after appearing insane. she was jailed pending probate hearing.
The weather hampered the departure of a long procession from Boston headed north under lowering skies. Rain dusted the roads, delaying the caravan about thirty minutes, as officials hoped for better conditions. Indian dancers and the big chicken supper awaited arrival in Oska loge.
A district court hearing covers a Waterman Auto vs. insurer dispute over 288.72 in a verdict for the plaintiff. Also noted is a Sabie Ellie grain matter at the Fraternal Aid Area and a bid to deny Mrs. FIs insurance payment after her son Ralph Elis died in action. In Des Moines, two Negro bishops were slated for separate ballots by the Methodist Episcopal conference.
Soldiers from the Tenth Field Signal Battalion traveling from Camp Funston to Fort Leavenworth stopped in Lawrence today in sixteen trucks carrying a rolling kitchen.
Lawrence hosts a two day Boy Scout meet May 28 29 with 100 guests from the Kansas City Council and 50 from Topeka. Accommodations are sought in Lawrence homes cot loans urged for the night of May 28 at Haskell Robinson gymnasiums.
Dr Abby Virginia Homes will lecture to women students on personal financial hygiene May 17 and 18 at 4:30 PM under the University YWCA. The state board of health will screen the film How Life Begins in Fraser Chapel May 19, with Dr Holmes delivering the final lecture May 20.
The Economic Uses of Feed class under Miss Webb will visit Kansas City sites including Ride Nour and Baker Wholesale House Armour Packing House and Loose-Wiles Candy to observe systems for classwork. Miss Agnes Thompson will attend a national alumni secretaries convention at Ann Arbor Mich May 18 14 and 15 and will speak on Mixed Reunions. Chancellor Frank Strong will give high school commencement addresses at Baldwin Robinson and Wheaton next week. A Farmers Union Grocery truck collided with a large Pierce Arrow truck near the Kaw river bridge. the grocery truck was badly damaged but no injuries occurred.
April report by county agent 2. O. Smith records 89 farmer office calls and 17 telephone consultations. Seven demonstrations drew up to two to three thousand attendees, including a large tractor exhibit. Four more meetings explained Farm Bureau work to about 110 people. Gopher elimination demos drew 56 farmers. 290 quarts of poisoned oats used. Orchard attention rose amid fruit crop damage. road conditions slowed beef and sheep projects. A shearing circuit handled 800 sheep. wool producers set a June crop pool aiming for 209000 pounds.
Lawrence personal property valuation rises to 2 975 3 465 from 1 829 019 in 1919 figures by county assessor George Brune. Increase likely stems from higher values across various articles. Total assessed value climbs reflecting broader property worth.
The city commission met last night to handle routine duties. A petition from John Fritzel asked for paving and curbing on New Hampshire Street from the northeast cover of South Park to Eleventh Street. The Fort to Fort highway paving reached the Hurd curve, marking the first mile of concrete paving on the new road. Standard Oil raised gasoline to 20 cents per gallon with independents at 32 cents wholesale.
The case against Fred Rogers a Black physician charged with assault on a 19 year old colored girl was dismissed by the prosecuting witness Mayor Kreek in a Lawrence justice court. Mayor Kreek wrote to the company supplying a city street washer with a May 10 shipment date. A light was installed in South Park at the southeast corner near the driveway and park per the mayor.
The census bureau reports Ottawa Kansas 2018 population up 1368 to 17.9 percent increase. In New York William Dean Howells, noted novelist, died in the city today. Drs Welch and Welch are also noted in the report.
One third of the 115 teachers in Douglas County rural schools plan to quit the profession, citing low salaries. Only seven men remain in rural posts as many districts raised pay, Lone Star leading with a 40 percent hike. Superintendent Lane predicts a largely inexperienced staff next year, while nearby towns retain some veterans. The Farm Bureau gains members, and Lawrence prepares for a new fire truck with a May 25 shipment. Vehicle licenses total 3422 across the county.
A spraying demonstration was held yesterday by county farm agent R 0 Senithe in the W H Garrett orchard Baldwin. A second demonstration will follow in the same orchard using Bordeaux mixture to prevent blotch. Also noted were Mr and Mrs Melburn Dowers leaving for Ohio by automobile to settle there. Dowers is a former member of H Company, 140th Infantry. Dr A W Clark of the city health department is in Kansas City attending a public health superintendent school this week.
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